Rangelands and Feedlots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8GZ4KnAbKQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GPPtHTj8tY

Overgrazed

These wholesome-looking people are the root of Desertification of the Prairie

Rangelands in U.S. Rangelands are vast natural landscapes in the form of grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and desert

Types of Grasslands/Rangelands Temperate Grassland Prairie Tropical Savannah Pampa Steppe

Who Manages Rangelands? Private Owners BLM (Bureau of Land Management) National Forest Service

Rangeland Management Issues Fire Overuse Erosion Decline of Native Species

Fire is Good

Fire improves grassland habitat Grassland after Fire Suppression Grassland when Fire is not suppressed

Why is Fire Good on Rangeland? Fire is also an important regulator of range vegetation, whether set by humans or resulting from lightning. Fire tends to reduce the abundance of woody plants and promote herbaceous plants including grasses, forbs, and grass-like plants. The suppression or reduction of periodic wildfires from desert shrublands, savannas, or woodlands frequently invites the dominance of trees and shrubs to the near exclusion of grasses and forbs.[1]

Erosion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i52dwq2NU1o Overgrazing 2:14

Cattle on the Prairie

Grazing Damage

Prairie Dog Ecology Prairie Dogs are Keystone Species https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEh4r4iQiBU

Wolves? How Wolves change rivers www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q

Endangered Species Bison Prairie Chicken

Taylor Grazing Act

The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 USC 315), signed by President Roosevelt, was intended to "stop injury to the public grazing lands [excluding Alaska] by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration; to provide for their orderly use, improvement, and development; [and] to stabilize the livestock industry dependent upon the public range“ The BLM issues/sells permits. Taylor Grazing Act http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4uRt1NSAI 5 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNZVMiUjnFw Clive the Rancher, BLM and Fox news 7 min

Links Quick overview of BLM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giV5VTYw0RA 35 sec Hope on the Range Better overview of BLM and rangelands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qicAAyhxKw 3min Overview slide show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixRr8LauaMg 8 min Management in alberta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx57_D1d1Yk 12 min Taylor Grazing Act http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4uRt1NSAI 5 min Low grazing fees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5KNy68cBHY 2:30 Low grazing fees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_t5RUpCAzo&playnext=1&list=PLwqkkH-z3pXvGHR4QrygWYbt1rn5wOej8&feature=results_video 1:50 Wild horse slaughter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVFZb8iJW7U 3min

Feedlot Layout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9srqzX7Ooqo (2:18) Feedlot Nutrition

Beef City, Australia

Grandview, Idaho

Feedlot Problems Air Pollution Water Pollution Antibiotic Resistance Dust Nitrous Oxide (Greenhouse Gas) Methane (GHG) Smell Water Pollution Eutrophication Antibiotic Resistance Using food resources for meat production Disease promoters in the meat Mad Cow Disease Hoof and Mouth Disease

Mitigations and Adaptations Keep pens wet to keep dust down Keep feedlots away from homes Build drainage systems and catch basins for wastes and waste runoff Use wastes for fertilizers on local cropland Inspect cows for disease

Links Meatrix (great overview of meat factory farming Frankenmeat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMOAaciER6o&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Frankenmeat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDCmLya-lZc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active National Geographic Belgian Blue Super Cow 5 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDN-QeVhQTc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 Meat Video 11min Check for approval https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2U89fg98c8 http://www.meatvideo.com/ 2013 Article on Anti whistle blower laws http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/whistleblower-suppression_b_2559769.html Slaughterhouse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynhZzt9bVDU&feature=related Feedlot video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCE08GpBtLg